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Join Haas alumni, new graduates, current students, and newly-admitted students at one of these fun events being held around the world. “Welcome Parties” are a fun, casual way to meet other alumni in the area and welcome newly-admitted students to the world of Haas.

 

RSVP directly to the alumni contact prior to the event. For additional information, contact the Alumni Relations Office at 510-642-7790 or alumni@haas.berkeley.edu.

 

UNITED STATES (alphabetical)

 

Berkeley, California
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm
Location:  “Jupiter,” 2181 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA  94704 (upstairs room reserved for party)
Register
RSVP and for Questions:  Lindy Vejar at lindy_vejar@bio-rad.com

 

Boston, Massachusetts
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm
Location: Rattlesnake Bar & Grill, 384 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
RSVP and for Questions: George Reitter at GWReitter@sgh.com

 

Chicago, Illinois
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm
Location: “The Tasting Room,” 1415 W. Randolph, Chicago IL  
RSVP:  Jim Barnett at jimbarn99@yahoo.com

 

Davenport, Iowa
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Location:  “Granite City,” 5270 Utica Ridge Road, Davenport, IA 52807
RSVP and for Questions:  Jennifer Kakert at jkakert@ilpcs.com or 563-508-4612

 

Detroit, Michigan
Date:  Saturday, July 18, 2009
Time:  4:30 - 6:30 pm
Location:  “Royal Oak Brewery,” 215 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
RSVP and for Questions: Elizabeth Singleton, efsingleton2000@yahoo.com or 650-776-3134.

 

Honolulu, Hawaii
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: “Gordon Biersch” at Aloha Tower, 1 Aloha Tower Drive, Aloha Tower Marketplace,
 Honolulu, HI 96813
(outside back patio is reserved for party)
RSVP by Monday, May 25 and for Questions: Kehau Kali at KehauKali@aol.com or 342-0375.

 

Los Angeles, California
Date:  Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Time:  6:30-8:30 pm
Location:  “South,” 3001 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica CA 90403
RSVP:  www.acteva.com/go/haasla
For Questions:  brian@explore-american.com 818.995.8729 or raffi.aharonian@gmail.com 714.393.2737

 

Mountain View, California
Date:  Saturday, August 1, 2009
Time:  11:30am - 3:00pm
Location:  Cuesta Park, 615 Cuesta Drive, Mountain View CA 94040

Register
Cost:  Adults - $5, Children under 12 - $2, Children under 3 - free
RSVP and for Questions:  Bill Ledeen at WLedeen@aol.com.

 

New York City, New York
Date : Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Time : 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:  79 Street Boat Basin Bar/Restaurant, 79 West Street (79th & Hudson River), New York NY 10006
RSVP:  alumni@haas.berkeley.edu
For questions:  Leslie Kanberg, leslie@haas.berkeley.edu

 

Orange County
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Time: 6:30 - 8:00pm
Location: Taleo Grill Restaurant, 3309 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
RSVP

Questions: Marty Kanselbaum, mk-vector@pacbell.net or 714 368-9884

 

Phoenix, Arizona
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: “Wildflower Bread Company,” Arcadia Commons, Indian School and 44th Street,
4290 East Indian School Road, Phoenix AZ 85018
RSVP and for Questions:  Theda Nunn at theda.nunn@earthlink.net

 

San Francisco, California
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Downstairs room @ Taverna Aventine, 582 Washington Street, (nearest cross street Montgomery), San Francisco CA 94111
Questions: Michael Sowa at michael.sowa@bankofamerica.com


Seattle, Washington
Date:  Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Time:  6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location:  Paddy Coyne’s (back room), 1190 Thomas Street, Seattle WA 98109
RSVP
Questions:  Tony Cesarano at tony_cesarano@mba.berkeley.edu

 

Sonoma, California
Date:  Saturday, June 27, 2009
Time:  3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:  Home of Chapter Board Member Debra Eagle in Sonoma
(address will be provided upon registration)
Cost:  Alumni: - $10 per adult, plus a bottle of your favorite wine to share.
Students:  $5 per person (no need to bring wine) 
RSVP and for Questions:  Jeannine Drew at jdrew@sonic.net.

 

Washington, D.C.
Welcome Dinner!
Date: Monday, July 13, 2009
Time:  6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Ulah Bistro Bar & Lounge, 1214 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
RSVP and for Questions:  Shelly Musgrove at shellywalker02@hotmail.com or 917.204.4581

 

 

INTERNATIONAL (Alphabetical)

 

Bangalore, India
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: "Vaayu", Eva Mall, BJN Floor, Level 5, No 60, Brigade Road, Bangalore India
RSVP, parking information and questions: Ratnesh Sharma, ratnesh_s@yahoo.com or +91-99020 09159

 

Bangkok, Thailand
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Kuppa in Sukhumvit Soi 16, Bangkok, Thailand

RSVP and for Questions:  Apollo Chansrichawla at apollo@mie.co.th

 

Beijing, PRC
Welcome Party and Dinner with Dean Rich Lyons!
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Location: “Yuelu Shanwu”, Gongti Branch
About 100m in on the small road immediately opposite the Gongti Xi Lu branch of Bellagio; No.101 Building; West Block of Wangjing Garden; Guangshunbei Dajie
Chaoyang district, Beijing
Cost: RMB 150
RSVP and for Questions:  Tom Du at tom@prinble.com

 

Brussels, Belgium
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: “Belga Queen,” Wolvengracht 32, 1000 Brussels, Belgium  
RSVP and for Questions:  Naard Broeckaert, naard.broeckaert@torrebos.com

 

Caracas, Venezuela
Date:  Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Time:  7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:  ‘Uvas Wine Bar,” 5ta trasversal con 6ta av, Quinta Caribea, Altamira, Caracas
RSVP and for Questions: Jorge Viera, jviera@cenco-zotti.com, 0212 903 5204 or 0414 2533917

 

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Date:  Saturday, June 13, 2009
Time:  5:00 - 7:00pm
Location:   At the home of alumnus Chris Zobrist for wine and food;
18Bis/12 Nguyen Thi Minh khai, District 1, HCMC
Then at 7 pm “Windsor Plaza Hotel,” 18 An Duong Vuong Street, District 5, HCMC
Cost: 400k VND
RSVP and for Questions: Chris Zobrist at czobrist@cal.berkeley.edu

 

Hong Kong
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009
Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm
Location: G Bar, IFC, Podium Level 4 Hong Kong
RSVP and for Questions: Richard Ann, richardann@gmail.com (+852 6196 2330)

 

Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Lowery Restaurant, Oakwood Previer Cozmo, Jalan Lingkar Mega Kuningan, Jakarta 12950
RSVP and for Questions: Matt Sinder, mattsinder@yahoo.com, mobile +62818988703

 

Lima, Peru
Date: Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Time:  6:30 – 8:30pm
RSVP and Location details:  Freddy Amprimo at famprimo@yahoo.com.

 

London, UK
Date:  Thursday, June 11, 2009
Time:  6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location:  “The Founders Arms,” 52 Hopton Street, Blackfriars, London SE1 9JH
RSVP and for Questions:  Diego Groiso at diego.groiso@mba.berkeley.edu

 

Madrid, Spain
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 pm
Location: Le Garage, C/ Valenzuela 7, Madrid
RSVP and for Questions:  Mario Alvarez at alvaremario@gmail.com

 

Makati City, Philippines
Date:  Thursday, July 2, 2009
Time:  6:00 - 8:00pm
Location:  Manila Golf Club Veranda, Makati City, Philippines
RSVP and for Questions: Joey Yujuico at j@online.com.ph

 

Mexico City, Mexico
Date:  Thursday, June 25, 2009
Time:  9:00 - 11:00pm
Location:  “Hotel Habita,” Av. Presidente Masaryk 201, Col. Polanco, Mexico, D.F. 11560
(at the Penthouse Bar)
RSVP and for Questions: Carlos Dieguez at carlos@dieguez.org

 

Mumbai, India
Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Geoffrey's ( Hotel Marine Plaza), 29 Marine Drive, Mumbai 400020, India
RSVP and for questions: Nidhi Jain, nidhi.jain242@gmail.com

 

New Delhi, India
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Time:  7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:  TGIF, DLF Mall, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India
RSVP and for questions:  Rahulchandraa@yahoo.com or mariette_fourmeaux@mba.berkeley.edu

 

Santiago, Chile
Welcome Party with Haas Professors Henry Chesbrough and Jerry Engel
Date:  Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Time:  7:30-9:30 pm
Location:  “Duke’s Bar” at Hyatt Hotel, Avda. Presidente Kennedy, Las Condes, Santiago 4601
RSVP and for Questions:  Marcelo Vasquez at mvasquez@mba.berkeley.edu

 

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Time: 6:45 - 8:45pm
Location: Bar Bardot, Rua Clodomiro Amazonas, 260 - Itaim Bibi, Sao Paulo, SP
RSVP:Ricardo Lewin at Ricardo.Lewin@cosan.com.br

 

Seoul, Korea
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Location: Roof-top Garden at Best Western Hotel, Nonhyun-dong 205-9, Kangnam-gu, Seoul
RSVP and for Questions:  Jay Jung at jayjung21@yahoo.com or 011-732-0530.

 

Shanghai, PRC
Welcome Party with Haas Dean Rich Lyons!
Date:  Thursday, June 11, 2009
Time:  6:00 - 9:00pm
Location:  “Racks Xintiandi,” 5th floor, 7 South Block, Xintiandi (the building with the movie theater and Haagen Dazs on the first floor), Shanghai
Cost: 150 RMB/person
RSVP and for Questions:  Rong Chen njrongchen@gmail.com or 136-1192-9381

 

Singapore
Date: Friday, July 3, 2009
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Oosh, 22 Dempsey Road, Singapore 249679
RSVP and for Questions:  John Chen, john.chen@mba.berkeley.edu

 

Taipei, Taiwan
Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009
Time: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Location: Carnegies Restaurant & Bar (Tel: 02-2325-4433), No. 100, Sec. 2, An-He Road, Taipei
RSVP and for Questions: Renee Wang at Renee.Wang@auo.com or mobile: (886) 919-246-3651

 

Tehran, Iran
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
RSVP and for Location Details:  Arta Pirouz, artapirouz@berkeley.edu

 

Tel Aviv, Israel
Date: Monday, May 25, 2009
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: “Shalvata” at the the Aviv Port (Namal Tel Aviv),
RSVP and for Questions:  Hagit Katzenelson, hagitkatz@hotmail.com or 052-3303037

 

Tokyo, Japan
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Location: Mitsui & Co. Ltd. Tokyo Head Office Annex Building, 2-1 Ohtemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
RSVP and for Questions: Toshi Sakurai, T.Sakurai@mitsui.com, cell # :080-1125-2682

 

Zurich, Switzerland
Date:  Friday, May 29, 2009
Time:  7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:  “Park Hyatt Bar”, Beethovenstr. 21, 8002 Zürich
RSVP and for Questions: Urs Huber at urs.huber@tcfg.ch or +41 76 341 60 25